Reprod Health. 2017 Feb 8;14(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0288-3. Management of painful clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting. Abdulcadir J, Tille JC, Petignat P. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Traumatic neuromas are the result of regenerative disorganized proliferation of the proximal portion of lesioned nerves. They can exist in any anatomical site and are responsible for neuropathic pain. Post-traumatic neuromas of the clitorisContinue reading “Management of painful clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting. “
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Clitoral stones are a rare complication of female genital mutilation.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Jul 31.doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.06.011. [Epub ahead of print] Clitoral stones are a rare complication of female genital mutilation Al-Hussaini TK ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced widely in Egypt and is a deeply rooted tradition; although the government has banned the practice, FGM in Egypt dates back to the PharaonicContinue reading “Clitoral stones are a rare complication of female genital mutilation.”
Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French]
J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2015 Mar 24. pii: S0368-2315(15)00074-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2015.02.013 Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French] Chevrot A, Lousquy R, Arfi A, Haddad B, Paniel BJ, Touboul C ABSTRACT Female sexual mutilations result in an important physical and mental suffering. A large number of women have been affected and requireContinue reading “Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French]”
A systematic review of the evidence on clitoral reconstruction after female genital mutilation/cutting
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Jan 15. pii: S0020-7292(15)00002-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.11.008. [Epub ahead of print] A systematic review of the evidence on clitoral reconstruction after female genital mutilation/cutting Abdulcadir J, Rodriguez MI, Say L ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Clitoral reconstruction is a new surgical technique for women who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). OBJECTIVES: To reviewContinue reading “A systematic review of the evidence on clitoral reconstruction after female genital mutilation/cutting”
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality?
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;10(6):453-6. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality? Applebaum J, Cohen H, Matar M, Abu Rabia Y, Kaplan Z. Ministry of Health, Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. juliaa@bgu.ac.il ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:Continue reading “Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after ritual female genital surgery among bedouin in Israel: myth or reality?”
Rethinking the history of female circumcision and clitoridectomy: American medicine and female sexuality in the late nineteenth century.
J Hist Med Allied Sci. 2008 Jul;63(3):323-47. Epub 2007 Dec 9. Rethinking the history of female circumcision and clitoridectomy: American medicine and female sexuality in the late nineteenth century. Rodriguez SW. 001 Wendover Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502, USA. sarahbeth3001@yahoo.com ABSTRACT During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was one kind of female orgasmContinue reading “Rethinking the history of female circumcision and clitoridectomy: American medicine and female sexuality in the late nineteenth century.”
[Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]
Ugeskr Laeger. 2008 Jan 7;170(1):59. [Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]. [Article in Danish] Kristensen IB. Baagøes Allé 8A, 2. th, DK-5700 Svendborg. idabk@dadlnet.dk. ABSTRACT Two cases of epithelial inclusion cyst as a late complication of childhood female circumcision in patients aged 39 and 27 years areContinue reading “[Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]”
Skinning clitorectomy and skin replacement in women with vulvar intra-epithelial neoplasia.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009 Mar;62(3):341-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.073. Epub 2008 Dec 27. Skinning clitorectomy and skin replacement in women with vulvar intra-epithelial neoplasia. Terlou A, Hage JJ, van Beurden M. Department of Gynaecologic Oncology at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIM: Partial or total clitoris amputationContinue reading “Skinning clitorectomy and skin replacement in women with vulvar intra-epithelial neoplasia.”
The historical response to female sexuality.l
Maturitas. 2009 Jun 20;63(2):107-11. The historical response to female sexuality. Studd J, Schwenkhagen A. London PMS & Menopause Clinic, 46 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8SD, UK. harley@studd.co.uk ABSTRACT In the past, medical attitudes to female sexuality were grotesque, reflecting the anxiety and hypocrisy of the times. In the medieval world, the population feared hunger, theContinue reading “The historical response to female sexuality.l”
Epidermoid cyst of the clitoris: an unusual cause of clitoromegaly in a patient without history of previous female circumcision.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct; 22(5): e130-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.10.006. Epub 2009 Jul 3. Epidermoid cyst of the clitoris: an unusual cause of clitoromegaly in a patient without history of previous female circumcision. Anderson-Mueller BE, Laudenschlager MD, Hansen KA. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, SiouxContinue reading “Epidermoid cyst of the clitoris: an unusual cause of clitoromegaly in a patient without history of previous female circumcision.”
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